Ichigo Kurosaki really took everyone by surprise when he began to operate as a Soul Reaper, with exceptions like his father Isshin Kurosaki and perhaps Kisuke Urahara. Bleach fans have long since realized that author Tite Kubo has a great love for trendy urban fashion and accessories, and many of the bonus art pages in Bleach depict the characters, heroes and villains alike, looking like a Hot Topic magazine ad. More than once, Ichigo has found himself pushed to his absolute limit when he fought the forces of evil, and every time that happened, he was forced to look inwards and face his inner weakness.

Louis Kemner has been a fan of Japanese animation since 1997, when he discovered Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z in elementary school. Cosplayer summerdru depicts a calm and confident Ichigo who recently unlocked shikai mode, and now Ichigo has that black blade over one shoulder, along with the thick, vivid red holding strap over one shoulder. Ichigo isn't the type of hero to go around picking fights, but if anyone threatens his friends, then he will be quick to intervene and take on the challenge himself. If that weren't enough, the cosplayer added a "fluttering in the wind" effect to the tattered ends to his Soul Reaper coat, adding a sense of motion to the shot.Cosplayer Chiera brought it all to life here, from Ichigo's fearsome shikai being rested against his shoulder to his stern expression to his execution day outfit. When Ichigo lost to Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, he trained hard to unlock his real zanpakuto, and it looked much cooler than the old one. This unnamed cosplayer depicts Ichigo being possessed by his dark side, when he started to manifest his mask while fighting Captain Kuchiki for Rukia's fate. Partway through the Soul Society arc, Ichigo realized that he had something inside him, and he realized to his horror that it was an inner Hollow. In this shot, the cosplayer shows Ichigo in his ordinary human clothes, and truth be told, he'd much rather hang out with his friends in Karakura Town than keep fighting monsters for the rest of his life.

He graduated high school in 2009 and received his Bachelor's in creative writing from UMKC in 2013, then put his skills to work in 2019 with CBR. Now he's a bigger anime/manga fan than ever, and is ready to share what he knows with readers worldwide.Luffy or Naruto Uzumaki, but he has come a long way since he first met Rukia Kuchiki that fateful night, and with his black-bladed Zangetsu in hand, he has beaten the odds again and again.